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TEA/ERA Attraction Attendance Report for 2008 - Credits
Publisher: TEA (Themed Entertainment Association)
Executive Editor: Gene Jeffers
Research: Economics Research Associates (ERA)
Editor: Judith Rubin
© 2009 TEA/ERA. All Rights Reserved.
About the numbers
ERA obtains the figures used to create this report through a variety of sources, including statistics furnished directly by the operators, historical
numbers, financial reports, the investment banking community and local tourism organizations, among others. The global market is studied as a
whole, and each of its four main regions are also studied separately: North America, Mexico/Latin America, Europe/Middle East and Asia/Pacific
Rim. There is also a table of the top waterparks in the world and in the United States, and of the top global chain operators.
To be included in the study, a facility in general must be gated (entry ticket required). North American parks must have annual visits above
one million. To be included on the top chains list, a chain operator must have theme parks in its portfolio. External and internal factors such as
development, pricing, customer service, weather, demographics, investment/expansion, attendance and other dynamics that affect the estimated
numbers are noted in comments within the charts.
About TEA
The TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) is an international nonprofit alliance founded in 1991 and based in Burbank, Calif. TEA represents
some 7,000 creative specialists, from architects to designers, technical specialists to master planners, scenic fabricators to artists, and builders to
feasibility analysts working in more than 600 firms in 33 US states and 40 different countries. TEA presents the annual Thea Awards and the TEA
Summit and hosts the annual SATE conferences (Story, Architecture, Technology, Experience). TEA also produces a variety of print and electronic
publications, including the TEA/ERA Attraction Attendance Report, TEA Project Development Guidelines, Thea Awards Program, TEA Market Sector
Briefing: Architecture and Placemaking, and TEA Annual & Directory. Visit www.TEAconnect.org.

About ERA
ERA was founded as Economics Research Associates in Southern California in 1958. The firm’s origins are in the commercial entertainment and
attractions business. In the ensuing 50 years, ERA has built a diverse, global consulting business. The firm now has about 120 employees in 9
offices. We have completed nearly 18,000 assignments. In late 2007, ERA joined the AECOM family of companies. AECOM is a global leader in
professional and management services involving all aspects of the built and natural environment. Its various operating companies generate over $4
billion in annual revenues and employ more than 43,000 people around the world, dramatically expanding ERA’s reach and service capability. ERA
recently opened new offices in Hong Kong. Visit www.era.aecom.com.
About the Editor
Judith Rubin is a prominent editorial voice, since 1987 actively using the written word to promote the attractions community on behalf of trade
associations, publications and creative companies. Visit www.judithrubin.blogspot.com.
© 2009 TEA/ERA. All Rights Reserved.
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